January 19, 2006:Launches for Pluto New Horizons

Clouds part as NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft roars into the blue sky after an on-time liftoff at 2 p.m. EST aboard an Atlas V rocket from Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/january-19-2006-new-horizons-launches-for-pluto